Profile
I am an award-winning artist with 16 years of experience in Illustration, Design and Information Graphics, 12 years of this was working for The Sunday Times; during that time I won 5 International Awards from The Society of Newspaper Design. I am motivated by challenges and enjoy turning concepts sketches, statistics and plan drawings into clear and informative graphics, I am able to handle projects from beginning to end and can easily communicate my ideas and strategies to others. I am a good team player and I work well with others.
Key skills• Winner of five Malofiej Society for News Design
(SND) Awards • Computer literate in graphic packages including 3D software • Able to work in a team environment or use my initiative • Excellent communication and organisation skills • Able to work under pressure and to deadlines • Duke of Edinburgh (Gold Award) Education2001 – 2003
Newham College of Further Education HND Graphic design 1998 – 1999 London Guildhall University BTEC Diploma: Foundations studies for art and design 1996 – 1998 Tower Hamlets College GNVQ Intermediate engineering 1991 – 1996 Langdon Park School GCSE: English Literature, English Language, Science, Geography, Art, Graphic Design and Mathematics |
Employment historyApril 2015 – Present
The Daily Mail Senior graphics artist November 2003 – March 2015 The Sunday Times Senior graphics artist • Liaise with journalists • Sketching ideas to specific dimensions • Guiding graphics through the design and production process • Producing graphics for each sections of the newspaper • Responsible for overseeing all graphics for the sports section September 2002 –2003 Exposure Magazine Freelance graphic designer • Graphic and logo design • Liaise with journalists • Pages design March – April 2001 Infonet Work experience Graphic Designer • Creation of a multimedia presentation • CD design |
InterestsJazz music, 3D modeling, learning new skills, reading, travelling, sport, movies and theatre
ReferenceRafael Höhr
Graphic editor at Prodigioso Volcan Jesús del Valle 28 28004 Madrid Spain rafa@prodigiosovolcan.com |
AwardsBest Of Digital 2013 Society for News Design SND
Awards of Excellence for Queens Diamond Jubilee Awards of Excellence for 2012 Olympics Graphics Awards of Excellence for 2012 Paralympic Graphics Malofiej Awards 2012 Society for News Design SND Society for News Design SND for interactive graphics on F1 2011 Suppliment in the iPad category Malofiej Awards 2010 Society for News Design SND Society for News Design SND for interactive graphic on 2010 The Winter Olympics Luge death |